Route 2
Route: Manchester City Centre circular (Metroshuttle / Free Bus)
Route history
| Operator | Route | Change date | Change | Leaflet job no. | Routes listed | Envelope code | Licence no./notes | In collection | E-Version | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FPIO | OXFORD Rd Stn - Whitworth St - Whitworth St West - Deansgate - St Mary's Gate - Corporation St - VICTORIA Stn - Victoria St - Deansgate - Peters St - Mount St - Albert Sq - Princess St - Whitworth St - Oxford Rd Stn | 22/09/2002 | FPIO: MS 0700-1900 ev10mins. Su 1000-1800 ev10mins. Free Metroshuttle service. Funded by Mcr City Council, PTE, City Centre management company, Spinningfields , First , NCP. Replaces Centreline Route No 4 | MS0209 | MS1 2 | 1 MS | Branded as METRO SHUTTLE | Y | ||
| FPIO | Mcr Metroshuttle | 31/08/2003 | Rerouted to serve Chapel St & Victoria Bridge St | no tt | MS 1 2 | 1MS | N | |||
| FM | Mcr Metroshuttle | 01/10/2003 | no apparent change | MS0310 | MS 1 2 | 1MS | Y | |||
| FM | 01/09/2005 | no apparent change | MS0509 | MS 1 2 3 | 1MS | y | ||||
| FM | Mcr Metroshuttle | 25/09/2005 | Rerouted : VICTORIA Stn - Deansgate - Whitworth St - Albion St - Mancunian Way - Cambridge St - OXFORD Rd Stn - Whitworth St West - Liverpool Rd - Spinningfields - Deansgate - Arndale - Victoria Stn | no tt | MS 1 2 3 | 1MS | N | |||
| FM | Mcr Metroshuttle | 29/01/2006 | Route revised to serve Shudehill lnterchange | no tt | MS 1 2 3 | 1MS | N | |||
| FM | Mcr Metroshuttle | 23/07/2006 | Route revised at Victoria Stn & Shudehill lnterchange | no tt | MS 1 2 3 | 1MS | N | |||
| FM | Mcr Metroshuttle | 29/09/2006 | route change | MS0609 | MS 1 2 3 | 1MS | Y | |||
| FM | Mcr Metroshuttle | 01/11/2010 | Times changed: MF 0700-1900 S 0800-1900, SuPH 1000-1800 ev10mins | 100964 | MS 1 2 3 | 1MS | Y | |||
| FM | Mcr Metroshuttle | 01/02/2011 | no apparent change | 110068 | MS 1 2 3 | 1MS | Y | E | ||
| FM | Mcr Metroshuttle | 01/12/2012 | no apparent change | 120716 | MS 1 2 3 | 1MS | Y | |||
| FM | 23/05/2013 | 13-0850 | MS 1 2 3 | E | View timetable | |||||
| FM | Mcr Metroshuttle | 27/10/2013 | Temporary timetable introduced until 26 Jan 2014 | no tt | MS 1 2 3 | 1MS | N | |||
| FM | Mcr Metroshuttle | 26/01/2014 | Normal timetables reintroduced following the Christmas and New Year period. | no tt | MS 1 2 3 | 1MS | N | |||
| FM | Shudehill Interchange – Oxford Road Stn circular | 26/10/2014 | Times changed until January 2015. | no tt | MS 1 2 3 | 1MS | N | |||
| FM | Shudehill - Withy Grove - Corporation St - Todd St - VICTORIA STN - Victoria Stn Approach. Chapel St- | 28/06/2015 | Rerouted to operate between Piccadilly Stn, Oxford Rd Stn, Deansgate Stn, Spinningfields, Victoria Stn and Shudehill lnterchange | 150628 | MS 1 2 3 | 1MS | N | E | ||
| FM | Piccadilly Stn – Deansgate circular | 13/11/2016 | no change listed | 161113 | MS 1 2 3 | 1 MS | Y | E | ||
| FM | Piccadilly Stn – Deansgate circular | 01/01/2017 | revert tafter christmas | 170101 | MS 1 2 3 | 1 MS | Y | E | ||
| FM | 01/01/2018 | ??? | 181928 | FB 1 2 3 | E | |||||
| 28/10/2018 | 191156 | FB 1 2 3 | E | |||||||
| GNW | Piccadilly Rail Stn - Deansgate | 28/10/2018 | Replacement for Metroshuttle: MF 0630 S 0830 ev10mins 1830 ev15mins 2200; Su 0930 ev12mins 1800. addtl peak 0630-0910 1600 - 1830 revised route | 191156 | FB 1 2 | 1FB | reprint | Y | ||
| FM | Piccadilly Stn – Deansgate circular | 28/10/2018 | FreeBus replacement for Metroshuttle: new route: new look buses | FB181028 | FB 1 2 | 1FB | Y | |||
| 27/04/2019 | 19-0427 | FB 1 2 3 | E | View timetable | ||||||
| GNW | Piccadilly Rail Stn - Deansgate | 02/06/2019 | FREE BUS: Operator change from FM to Go North West on sale of QS depot. No change to timetables or routes. All tickets mutually accepted. | no tt | 1 2 | FB | N | |||
| GNW | Piccadilly Station - Oxford Road Station - Deansgate Station - Victoria Station | 27/10/2019 | Route changed to run from Piccadilly Station via Dale Street, Church Street, Shudehill Interchange, Victoria Station, Deansgate, Peter Street, Oxford Street and Whitworth Street to Piccadilly Station. Later MS evening jnys are also introduced running until approximately midnight. | 191793 | 1 2 3 | E | ||||
| GNW | Piccadilly Station - Oxford Road Station - Deansgate Station - Victoria Station | 27/10/2019 | Route changed to run from Piccadilly Stn via Dale St, Church St, Shudehill Interchange, Victoria Stn, Deansgate, Peter St, Oxford St and Whitworth St to Piccadilly Stn. Later M-S E jnys running until approx midnight. M–F ev10mins: 0630-1910 ev20mins: 1910-2330. S Ev10 min: 0830-1930 ev15mins: 0730–2330 SuPH ev12mins: 1000-1900 | 191793 | 1 2 3 | E | ||||
| GNW | Piccadilly - Deansgate - Victoria circular FREE BUS | 23/03/2020 | Free Bus 1,2 & 3 will operate as normal : may be subject to changes. | no tt | 2 | 1 FB | ||||
| GNW | Piccadilly - Deansgate - Victoria circular FREE BUS | 29/03/2020 | Free Bus: continue Normal services | no tt | 2 | 1 FB | ||||
| GNW | Piccadilly - Deansgate - Victoria circular FREE BUS | 10/04/2020 | Easter PH Timetable ev12min 0954-1854 | 246680 | 2 | 1 FB | Y | |||
| GNW | Piccadilly - Deansgate - Victoria circular FREE BUS | 14/04/2020 | M-F ev20mins between 6.30am and 5pm. From 5pm it will operate ev30mins until at 10pm. On S ev10mins between 6.30am and 5pm. From 5pm it will operate ev30mins until 10pm. On Su, it will operate ev12mins between 6.30am and 5pm. From 5pm ev30mins until 6pm. | 200414 | 1 2 3 | 1 FB | 246643 | Y | E | |
| GNW | Piccadilly - Deansgate - Victoria circular FREE BUS | 16/05/2020 | From Saturday 16 May, free bus 2 will no longer stop at Deansgate (Barton Arcade) or Deansgate (John Rylands Library) and will instead divert via Parsonage, stopping at Bridge St, Gartside St and Quay St. (Deangate closed to enable social distancing) | 246681 | 2 | 1 FB | Y | |||
| GNW | Piccadilly - Deansgate - Victoria circular FREE BUS | 18/05/2020 | From Monday 18 May, free bus 2 will no longer stop at Piccadilly Station Approach and will instead stop on Aytoun St. | 246681 | 2 | 1 FB | Y | |||
| GNW | Piccadilly - Deansgate - Victoria circular FREE BUS | 20/05/2020 | services further diverted from Parsonage St to run via Chapel St ?? | no tt | 1 FB | |||||
| GNW | Piccadilly Station - Whitworth St - Deansgate Station - Spinning fields - Victoria Station - Shudehill - Piccadilly Station | 15/06/2020 | Daily inc BH: M-F: 20 min Sat:15 min SuBH:12min | 266057 | 2 | 1 FB | Y | |||
| 05/07/2020 | 200705 | FB 1 2 3 | E | |||||||
| GNW | Piccadilly Station - Whitworth St - Deansgate Station - Spinning fields - Victoria Station - Shudehill - Piccadilly Station | 20/07/2020 | TfGM Timetable issued | 200720 | 1 2 3 | 1 FB | 266598 | y | ||
| GNW | Piccadilly Station - Whitworth St - Deansgate Station - Spinning fields - Victoria Station - Shudehill - Piccadilly Station | 20/07/2020 | revised Times | 265678 | 1 2 3 | 1 FB | y | E | ||
| GNW | 21/09/2020 | 200921 | FB 1 2 3 | E | ||||||
| GNW | Piccadilly Station - Whitworth St - Deansgate Station - Spinning fields - Victoria Station - Shudehill - Piccadilly Station | 21/09/2020 | Times changed | 266503 | 2 | |||||
| GNW | 14/06/2021 | 210614 | FB 1 2 3 | E | ||||||
| 01/08/2021 | 210801 | FB 1 2 3 | E | |||||||
| GNW | Manchester City Centre - Spinningfields circular | 31/10/2021 | Rerouted to run direct via Deansgate instead of Bridge Street, Gartside Street and Quay Street. | 21-SC-0771 | Free Bus 1 2 3 | View timetable | ||||
| GNW | Manchester City Centre - Shudehill circular | 24/04/2022 | Times changed | 22-SC-0287 | 1 2 3 | Y | E | View timetable | ||
| GNW | Manchester City Centre - Shudehill circular | 24/04/2022 | Times changed | 22-SC-0287 | 1 2 3 | Y | E | View timetable | ||
| GNW | 16/04/2023 | Change in contract - route revised. Addtl E jnys | 23-SC-0133 | 1 2 3 | Y | E | View timetable | |||
| GNW | 16/04/2023 | Change in contract - route revised. Addtl E jnys | 23-SC-0133 | 1 2 3 | REPLACEMENT | Y | E | View timetable |